By Rachel Abramowitz Theres no gay business like show business. Proposition 8 may have passed in California, but it doesn't seem as if that will stop Sean Penns portrayal of gay activist Harvey Milk in the film "Milk" from being an Oscar contender. For at least the last 30 years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has routinely recognized actors playing homosexuals, whether they be desperate bank robbers ("Dog Day Afternoon"), flamboyant queens (Kiss of the Spider Woman), erudite authors (Capote) or girls pretending to be boys (Boys Dont Cry). Related: Hollywood's gay forays

By Rachel Abramowitz Theres no gay business like show business. Proposition 8 may have passed in California, but it doesn't seem as if that will stop Sean Penns portrayal of gay activist Harvey Milk in the film "Milk" from being an Oscar contender. For at least the last 30 years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has routinely recognized actors playing homosexuals, whether they be desperate bank robbers ("Dog Day Afternoon"), flamboyant queens (Kiss of the Spider Woman), erudite authors (Capote) or girls pretending to be boys (Boys Dont Cry). Related: Hollywood's gay forays (Phil Bray / Focus Features)

By Rachel Abramowitz Theres no gay business like show business. Proposition 8 may have passed in California, but it doesn't seem as if that will stop Sean Penns portrayal of gay activist Harvey Milk in the film "Milk" from being an Oscar contender. For at least the last 30 years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has routinely recognized actors playing homosexuals, whether they be desperate bank robbers ("Dog Day Afternoon"), flamboyant queens (Kiss of the Spider Woman), erudite authors (Capote) or girls pretending to be boys (Boys Dont Cry). Related: Hollywood's gay forays